Why do we hiccup? - John Cameron

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The longest recorded case of hiccups lasted for 68 years … and was caused by a falling hog. While that level of severity is extremely uncommon, most of us are no stranger to an occasional case of the hiccups. But what causes these ‘hics’ in the first place? John Cameron takes us into the diaphragm to find out.
Lesson by John Cameron, animation by Black Powder Design.

[@Chinatsu_Kano]

Hiccups over 68 years? Must be a nightmare

[@paidninja1413]

50 hiccups a minute for 4 weeks is no heaven either.

[@Face01]

Great way to lose weight though.

[@RastafaMan]

Probably got used to it

[@sophiestyles8368]

I’ve had them for 60 seconds and I’m already annoyed

[@poopfart7096]

I would kil myself

[@freakmeoutwillu]

I need an entirely different ted talk explaining how a hog "fell" on a full grown man.

[@munirhussain5928]

And the man was alive hereafter😂😂😂

[@Ryan-Petre]

The hog probably just fell on it's side while the guy was next to it and crushed him in the process.

[@LukaZarkovic98]

Apparently he was weighting it and it fell on him

[@freakmeoutwillu]

@Mummichog makes sense

[@shatarupasarma1451]

Yeah exactly...😂😂 At first I thought he was joking, but then I realized I was wrong

[@Vvikky]

Ok but why can’t I have those “cute” and quiet hiccups? When I hiccup, I sound like a dying frog

[@leedaeyeong9273]

same with mee

[@ewutermohlen]

Sound like a Badass hiccup

[@valkk110]

sameeeeeeeee

[@neeschalnepal9475]

Your statement made me laugh which diverted my brain to relieve from hiccup... So Thanx

[@goldn909]

😂😂

[@DominicBlair]

You never stop hiccuping, it’s just the pauses between that change

[@JJ-fq5rl]

When I was younger I used to think getting hiccups was my own heart giving me cpr 😂😂

[@ringgame]

Strong Wolves perhaps

[@unknownguye2602]

When i was a kid i tought hiccups was my heart freaking out 😂

[@jes4997]

Me too! but more I thought is my heart is stopping bit by bit andby drinking water stops

[@omkargaykar1378]

You were smart as a kid then because I didn't know what CPR until I was 12

[@RandomCatOnYoutubee]

Haha😂

[@davidpo5517]

So basically this was an almost five minute hypothesis ending in a "we don't really know."

[@DaMilkManMan]

Yeah XD

[@bigstunna2049]

yup

[@goodvibrato]

Ever watch Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman? Same thing, except they last an hour lol.

[@anonymous2012s]

David Po at least you know that is unknown

[@8015908]

A year late, but sometimes the best answer is a question.

[@SkySpiral7_Lets_play]

This always works for me: take a deep breath and hold it a couple seconds then exhale very slowly. The idea is to stop the diaphragm then force it to move slowly rather than spasm. If you can do this without a hiccup it's unlikely they'll start up again. If you hiccup during this (which is very rare for me) then try again but with slower breathing in and out.

[@repro7780]

This works for me too, as does gulping water fast with some air, then burping. Both work, usually.

[@stormy7318]

Yes! Someone at work recently taught me that trick, SkySpiral7. Take a deep breath and hold it, releasing the air slowly in small amounts at a time to regain control of the diaphragm. She (my co worker) learned this trick while taking singing lessons. It works every time for me.

[@vintagejock3951]

Learned this trick by myself when i was a kid and it worked. Still doing it to this day.

[@matejzajac8775]

Lol thanks, it did work haha I had hiccup for the forth frickin time in two days... At least I know how to stop it😂.

[@tinicoleofficial]

Thank you for this!!!

[@terrythao7186]

Sometimes when I'm bored, I usually write down questions for myself so I can look it up on the internet later. I am so glad I asked myself why we, humans, hiccup. What a interesting video I just watch and not to mention some history about the hiccup.

[@1888joel]

Gracias por compartirnos esta rutina tuya. Comenzaré a escribir mis dudas yo también.

[@ladno1342]

That is a cool idea to write down questions when you are bored, actually. I think I will sometimes think of random questions when I am bored from now and on. Thanks, I guess. It is a nice way to learn new things

[@lancegross9137]

same

[@winzyl9546]

Why not use your phone so you can look it up as soon as possible

[@sheesheney]

@@winzyl9546 I sometimes don't feel like looking up the questions that pops into my head all the time that's why I just type them on my phone. I'll look them up later when I feel like it

[@Dayz3O6]

My hiccup can train a dragon.

[@chhunkoungseng9364]

nice one :P

[@johnandaya345]

Aaayy >:D

[@bubbly7137]

LOLZ

[@hinatauzumaki7964]

lol

[@jmatt98]

I don't get it

[@cooldude56g]

50 hiccups per minute?! Jesus christ, that would be a living hell. My diaphragm is on fire if I have hiccups for more than a couple of hours. Can't imagine what Jennifer Mee did during those four weeks. I doubt she'd even be able to speak in that time frame.

[@durdleduc8520]

Ikr, He- Hic My na- HIC is JIC HIC HIC

[@sara-mm9pb]

That must have been awful actually😬😬. After a few minutes of hiccups I already get sick of it.

[@stephanietahn9066]

Jennifer Mee stops hiccuping whenever she talks. Now that's really suspicious. xD

[@patidi]

Hiccup Girl Jennifer Mee found guilty of first degree murder... thats what happens. lol

[@WhoCaresAlisha]

One time that happened to me when my mom was grilling outside. I have chronic hiccups and it felt like I was suffocating for maybe 20 minutes. It burned like hell and I could barely get a sentence out.

[@Symball]

Dude the way he said 'suddenly frightened' at 4:19 scared me and that ghost came out of no where like what the heck

[@Gilly_NillyGaming]

The hic was scarier like the echo and the sudden change 1:31

[@avakozak]

Well maybe they did that on purpose because most the people watching this have hicups right now so then putting something scary in the video with help us make our hiccups go away XD

[@Gilly_NillyGaming]

@@avakozak B U T in a dark perspective it was said in the video that hiccups are linked with intense emotions so it would make u watch longer so u can find a way to stop or reduce your more intense hiccups

[@aaravsharma4562]

It wasn't that scarry... 😂😂😂

[@spudw2k]

When I was 12 or 13 years old, I developed / learned the ability to stop my hiccups. I heard that pinching your earlobe stops hiccups. It seemed to work for me, but I found that eventually when I would get the hiccups and consciously think to pinch my earlobe my hiccups would subside without having to pinch. Ever since, when I get the hiccups, as soon as I recognize I am hiccuping, they go away. I never experience more than 3 or 4. I learned to stop my hiccups with my mind.

[@CreeperG3]

Oh thats actually amazing bro nice acheivement

[@stumbleguys-li9wi]

I learned stopping them when I was 8

[@muji_kngr]

Can you make a tutorial regarding that?

[@WeAreTheInsurgents]

ffs that jumpscare almost gave me a heart attack

[@quarkyquasar893]

Fk you saved me.

[@rockbandking77]

When?

[@quarkyquasar893]

Eat Fresh When he tells remedies of hiccups

[@Mulfanart]

+Eat Fresh 4:20 maybe

[@onetwo9500]

me too

[@DaniG._.German]

How did a hog fall on him?

[@Quantum_Nebula]

They were getting to "know" each other... And the pig wanted to take the next step in their relationship...😒 There, childhood lost.

[@elohimaka]

lol Everyone

[@leolldankology]

+Quantum Nebula (Animations) show us on this hog where he touched you.

[@Quantum_Nebula]

+leo ll Emotionally he touched me, Why? Where were you thinking he touched me? 🤔

[@leolldankology]

Quantum Nebula your lost childhood. 🤔

[@joshuabrown3525]

When I was in 6th grade, one of my fellow classmates had hiccups, and the teacher noticed it. She put a paper towel on top of a bottle of water, and told her to drink it. It worked, but I never understood how. To this day, if I have hiccups, I still use this method, and crazy as it sounds, it works every time.

[@baoxin7894]

If you don't have a paper towel on hand, there's no need to use one. Just drink water slowly, but make sure to swallow more than 10 mouthfuls. My mom said hiccups are caused by not drinking enough water, so you need to drink more water to solve it. If 10 mouthfuls don't stop it, then try drinking 20. Btw, this method works every time.

[@KurisChan]

The drinking of copious amounts of water actually works for me almost everytime

[@GoldRoger-yz9sl]

Same

[@helenavilla8867]

Same, but when water doesn't work, i inhale and exhale very deeply and it also works

[@rencygomes6742]

I thought that was a excuse from my mom to make me drink water

[@user-zl1fx3lw9c]

For me it only works if I drink water from the far end of the glass \(._.)/

[@pyrofestimo]

Just close your eyes, prevent any body movements, breathe very slowly and it will go away. That's how it works for me at least.

[@itsjusttnohatesyou]

How would someone live with having hiccups for 60+ years?!?

[@justaguywhocomments4795]

Hiccups would feel like breathing for them

[@pinkperfumefairy9205]

It's not bad it actually feels good some times but not always

[@aur9035]

Some people wont mind it. It's normal life for them, because theyre used to it

[@lastshadow2542]

2:30 Me trying to get out of bed 😂

[@ramayama4046]

Now this is an underated comment dude😂

[@thebigenderqueen1586]

Lol totally

[@anime4life930]

Last Shadow omg same😂😂😂😂😁😁😁

[@user-wd6ot7wr2f]

Same

[@hitoshihiroshima9551]

lmao

[@nazou5770]

I learn more things with Ted Ed in a day than I do in school in a year. THANK YOU FOR EDUCATING ME FOR FREE

[@ghostboi1738]

Life just wants me to die. I always hiccup when I eat

[@Horseloveraisyah]

Meee tooooo

[@800nard7]

Facts. That’s the reason i came to this video😂

[@russ8676]

Eat slowly

[@amreannaj.]

That happens to me when I feel the hiccups going to come out I hurry up and drink something and they are gone so fast but I drink slowly tho

[@nauman.ashraf.]

Is the food you eat spicy?

[@prahladdwivedi3995]

In India people say when someone is thinking of you somewhere you start getting hickups.

[@BogusBozo]

Isn't that a myth?

[@prahladdwivedi3995]

Bogus Bozo yes ,no doubt

[@raed_ab]

And in Japan you sneeze

[@evanpole5481]

ye sneeze in ireland

[@carleighrice8891]

hickeys? HAHA

[@alisafeerhyder1994]

I thought my crush thought of me that's why I got hiccups Damn I was being happy for no reason

[@lokeshbhowmik1923]

Lol!!

[@saarimshaikh3057]

Bachpan se hi chutia kat rha tha😂😂😂

[@justaguywhocomments4795]

Those are some fine abs

[@manasweesharma7566]

@@saarimshaikh3057 😂😂😂😂shi me

[@pavanisweety1840]

Haha 😂😂😂

[@ZOCCOK]

In India, A hiccup is said to be a sign of someone remembering you.

[@VadimChes]

In Russia too

[@dratinibrah]

well they better stop remembering me lmao

[@shimpiyaa]

Or stealing something

[@A.R.V_02]

Isn't sneeze a sign of someone remembering you?

[@red_dulge]

@@A.R.V_02 That's probably exclusive in your culture's beliefs.

[@hedjaralinguro2417]

Here in Philippines, my grandma told me that when you hiccup, that's when you grow taller 😂

[@kofiksar8046]

Funny cause here in Ghana too they used to tell us getting hiccups meant you were growing taller.

[@aditisk99]

Wow Charles must have reached sky they 😁

[@justiceforasifa9730]

Same assumption here in Kashmir

[@TheCocozzz69]

Hey there! I'm an osteopath, and I learned in class that hiccup was a physiological reflex for the diaphragm muscle to re-balance itself. Indeed when the hiccup occurs, the diaphragm contracts, or in other words, it goes down. When your stomach is full, it pushes the diaphragm upward, stretching the left part of it, so the hiccup appears. Same when you get a strong emotion, you often gasp, or sob (if crying), which induce an unbalanced diaphragm. This explains the hiccup afterwards as well. This is why breathing exercises, or stop breathing for few cycles are methods to stop the hiccup: you try to "reboot" the diaphragm reflex circuit. I hope it helps :) Cheers!

[@thebirdee55]

That's what I always heard. That it was the diaphragm spasming and resetting it stops the hiccups. It works for me.

[@alexxw1697]

cool biology physics

[@luizalouyoga]

Exactly. I don’t know why the diaphragm is not even mentioned in the video 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@PrankSiblings]

4:20 ok that actually scared me and i was watching this with hiccups

[@ringgame]

Prank Siblings yes it scared you, but did it cure you?

[@pizzafeline4062]

420 LOL!!!

[@kizaharianto]

saw this comment, now i still have hiccups...

[@Bostonrain420]

Saw the 420 in the comment.

[@artemis3632]

BUT THIS CURED ME OMG

[@JohnTaffy]

You imagine getting scared with hiccups and going "AHHHH-*hic*-ahhh...." tryna finish the scream

[@Linznicole6]

I get hiccups very often, I’d say around 1-20 times a week, averaging around 11 times a week. Only one thing has worked for me EVERY SINGLE TIME. I take a deep breath, hold it, then I try to breathe in and out, without actually breathing in or out any air, which tightens all muscles around the lungs. I just do this until I feel my hiccups are gone. If you were watching me do this it would look as if I were taking fast deep breaths, but if you could hear me, you could tell I was not actually breathing. This was hard to explain so I hopefully its understandable enough to potentially help someone. ✌🏽💜🙂🕉

[@jugemujugemugokonosurikire4735]

So how do I cure my hiccups? *TED ED SCARES ME* OH YES MY HICCUPS ARE GONE

[@gualtier7824]

Thats what happened to me if you want to get rid of hiccups just watch a horror movie

[@gameserenaisbetter6073]

@@gualtier7824 lmao 😂😂😂😂

[@biscuitsandbricks3666]

@@gualtier7824 No just watch someone with your crush.

[@gualtier7824]

@@biscuitsandbricks3666 I have, im glad I just didn't have hiccups

[@barirasayed8660]

It just happened with me 😂

[@Trstnfr]

It's currently 2 AM. Was just planning on watching a calm, educational KZbin video. Which is exactly why THAT JUMPSCARE WAS NOT OK!

[@simorrahseow]

Thanks for preparing me. :)

[@gxck0645]

That’s to loose your hiccup btw.

[@huongle-bi5vp]

Tristan_Afro what does ‘JUMPSCARE’ mean?

[@noemichavez8618]

Tristan_Afro 😂😂😂me rn almost asleep then 😵

[@emmahart8980]

Same............ I was prepared for it but I didn't know when it was so I was still sort of shocked lol

[@zmnicvander]

Some 20 years ago I read in a children's anatomy book that hiccups occurr when your diaphragm gets twisted, and that hiccups are your body's attempt to straighten it; also, that the remedy is for someone to pat you on the back with their fist, medium strength, right along where the diaphragm is, for hiccups to stop. It's always worked for my family and me. Odd that TED-ED didn't mention any of this.

[@michaelinglis8516]

Taking in as much air as possible holding it while compressing it in your lungs then slowly exhaling a little at a time then not talking and breathing slowly for a minute has never failed me. Unless I rush it or don't take in enough air. It's too consistent to a be a coincidence. It might not work for everyone but it certainly works for me. I've gotten better at the technique over the years especially since a medication i used to take made me hiccup A LOT!

[@godofwar0678]

that's me at 2:29 when I have to workout

[@autumndunn345]

godofwar0678 I love this comment 😂 because it's so true

[@braindead_boi]

Yeah me two. Except just make it so he constantly falls back into the water and it becomes me.

[@user-ew2fh5qp1s]

😂

[@bananamilk6734]

Lolllll

[@romella_karmey]

Lol that's me everytime I have to wake up at 2am and have to go to work until 4pm 🙄 mondays to fridays. Ugh

[@dorismo9815]

I can barely deal with a day of hiccup, could not IMAGINE going through with it for 68 years.

[@jeffreyzain]

■WANTED to find out why I have hiccups. ■DISCOVERED my great great great grandparents were fish. Drop me a HI / HELLO below if your ancestors were fish too.

[@GabyNews3]

LOOL

[@ethan7252]

Congrats

[@-KingRat]

Holding my breath as fast and hard as I can, for as long as I can, always works for me.

[@SadyhVonSchattig]

For me it's hilarious when they say "bless you" Oh yeah bless me because of an arbitrary spasm of my diaphragm.

[@asdfgh123456978]

I thought it's only when you sneeze

[@SadyhVonSchattig]

asdfgh123456978 well that's where sneezes come from

[@BizyGi]

It seems so pointless. Why do other people have to go out of there way to say a phrase because somebody else had a bodily reaction? What purpose does it serve? Why do we all feel horrible if we don't do it? It's completely useless.

[@SadyhVonSchattig]

***** exactly how about bless me when i break a leg or i get sick from hunger :)))

[@caleb8653]

I heard that people say bless you because your heart stops for a second when you sneeze

[@PromiseSoul648]

The main point of the video is exactly at 4:19 :)

[@small_SHOT]

OH MY LORD

[@salmonellapoisoning3882]

OMFG WHY

[@forg7864]

I knew it hahahaha

[@benvunikura6881]

It’s not that scary

[@daniellacarolinagiordano]

Jajajajajajaja...

[@tacoplustaco]

Long story short: "We have no idea"

[@raunaklanjewar677]

The video packs so much! Doesn't feel like a 5 min video.

[@MrMoodyKSA]

im so high and that jump scare made me shit brik

[@salmonellapoisoning3882]

10 1001 1010 XD

[@EpicLudius]

Press 9 on your keyboard while you are watching the video if you want to lose a hiccup.

[@thisnameissolongsowhyareyo93]

LOL

[@michaelmu6765]

I am on a Android. HAHAH

[@Chris-fj6pr]

+Trent Robi how old are you 7?

[@tahsintabassums]

wow how did you figure this out ?

[@Quephara]

Tahsin Tabassum it's the power of the mind

[@SwasthyaNeer]

You are truly a blessing to my day when you upload 🥰

[@vedderawibisana1498]

My long 8 hours of hiccups just suddenly stop when I'm finish watching this video. Thanks :)

[@catherinebirch2399]

Anyone who comes up with a guaranteed cure for hiccups deserves to be hailed as a saint!

[@josepha21_]

Drinking water

[@noobythings]

Getting scared

[@nunocardoso6999]

Hold your breath as long as you can, usually more than 45 seconds should do it.

[@haphephobia]

Swallow orange juice a few times, works for me every time

[@ohdontchaknow]

Hold your breath til nearly the point of passing out.. works every time for me, plus a good lung exercise 🤣🤣🤣😅😅😅

[@beez6039]

I started hiccuping when the video started lol

[@IAmJustGarbage]

I had hiccups when I started watching, learning that it was the diaphram spasming made me flex, lean forward, and put hard massaging pressure on it. No more hiccups...you just need your brain to know which muscle exactly to work I suppose.

[@muskanagarwal5431]

You guys are amazing! Loads of love❤

[@mommadubba7553]

That jump scare scared the shit outta me 😂😂

[@salmonellapoisoning3882]

Momma Dubba OMFG SAME BRO

[@realennar]

Saaaame. It's the first time I've been scared by a ted ed

[@joymagno2983]

he set that up for people that has hiccups and watched this part

[@shanegriggs2810]

Watching this while having the hiccups.

[@willamfitzgirld7111]

Me to but me to

[@willamfitzgirld7111]

I just had hicups

[@YOUEATBABIES19112]

Same

[@jamescogic]

Mind just stop when I started watching this video, now what that all about 🤔🤔🤔

[@atiya2154]

These videos are so informative!

[@stiingxx4633]

Every time I get hiccups I try the holding air technique, and it works for me sometimes at the first try other times I have to hold air for 2-3 times and they’re gone!

[@ManXFreaky]

2:28 ahhahaha im dying :D

[@user-xl2ow7rl6s]

lol

[@Watupm]

LOL

[@jonathancipriano9312]

lol

[@TOMENTIS]

lol

[@wintertornado]

Lol.

[@flowerflojo5]

My grandma used to tell me that when you hiccup it means you are lying or being suspicious or something 😭

[@flowerflojo5]

Anyone else,?

[@ramiiiYT]

No but my grandma said I can cure my hiccups by drinking bleach never tried it tho

[@salmonellapoisoning3882]

I CHUG WATER

[@yourlieinnovember9092]

Same

[@misskawaiiq.t.2689]

mine says its because im growing

[@devanshigala]

Amazing videography and creativity

[@smokebecomesaflameflamebec1179]

1:49 The pineal gland is super important.It regulates our sleep/waking cycle and balances our dmt level. In eastern religions they even call it the third eye or sear of the soul.In India people even paint a red dot on their forhead to "enhance" it.

[@scorpionz44]

heres what works for me: breathe thru ur nose, and hold it, while holding it, swollow ur saliva 3 times, then breathe out thru the mouth. its not 100% but works for me 50% of the time actually,

[@chengfries6585]

Daniel Chachanashvili Woah it works! Thank you!

[@psychophredist8900]

Woah it worked!

[@Mxniac28]

My dude thank you

[@gerardolopez3838]

Worked for me as well

[@violinperson1835]

this works 100% of the time i promise... you have to get on a bed and lean of the side, upside down (top of head pointing down but dont fall off) then hold your breath for however long you can... and that ALWAYS WORKS

[@deepsaha6676]

Mitochondria is the powerhouse of cell.

[@ashishvishwakarma5366]

Are you serious

[@nishthasharma4073]

oh my god so sorry we didnot know

[@isratkhan7318]

Mitochondria is the site for aerobic respiration.

[@cameronm2877]

Deep Saha I love you

[@polhietland6940]

Didn’t they find out something else is the powerhouse of the cell?

[@SoirEkim]

The method I use to get rid of my hiccups is to inhale air and force enough air under great pressure that it stretches the muscle in the diaphragm so that while being stretched it relaxes the spasming muscle. Works every time. Use the jaw to pump mouth fulls of air into the chest cavity after the chest is full by the usual means of inhaling.

[@haveafuninlife]

This video helped even before it could end. I just had hurried dinner and gulped lots of water. This caused frequent hiccups. The moment I got to know, it's cause of rapid eating and drinking together, I just voluntary Vomit. Feeling good and relaxed. Instantly hiccups stopped after vomit. Thanks.

[@scene6289]

I belive that holding one's breath until it almost kinda hurts always works for me

[@jamesrodriguez3897]

Yes! This is my method. I’m 2 years late to this video. But if you have hiccups you can try my method. It works for me but not for everyone. Take a deep breath, swallow it as if you are ingesting air bubbles. And then burp it out. You might have to do it a couple time but all in all it works for me 9/10 times.

[@waelsuhail1919]

Thank you so much .. I truly appreciate all the efforts made by this channel .. Keep going :)

[@PujaDevi-nr8qk]

I fall in love with the animations. My GOD.. they are another level.,😵💘

[@ahammadplabon3339]

I once had hiccups for 3 days. Imagine having for years! Insane!!!

[@vis9487]

0:28 Opens her eyes for a split second, frightened me quite a lot

[@salmonellapoisoning3882]

Wat

[@daxhenson9150]

@@salmonellapoisoning3882 Yes, just after her 18th Hiccup.

[@wolfmistresswilderr6579]

More like 0:29

[@kristalperez5741]

When I eat too fast and my first drink of soda always gives me hiccups

[@karenalejandra3580]

Yeah right? Maybe because the air bubbles came into our stomach as it was spanding and the glottis was like nOpe and destruction began

[@Embeeech]

I would like to also hear more about theories regarding getting hiccups after consuming spicy foods, dairy and alcohol.

[@user-ci2lg1lw5b]

딸국질이 왜 나는가와 같이 기초적인 질문도 어려운 질문이 될 수도 있다는 것을 배웠습니다. 나도 자주 질문하고 과학적인 해답을 찯아 보는 버릇을 들여야할 것 같습니다. 유익한 영상 감사합니다.

[@GTXDash]

Remedy for hiccups that never failed for me, my friends and family: Get a glass of water, hold your breath for about 20-30 seconds, then drink the whole glass of water. Don't take a breath at any point until the glass is empty.

[@starlett08]

This is my go to remedy and has worked for me for years! 👍

[@halffulltome]

Mine is similar. Hold my breath filling my lungs with air, then immediately take several big gulps of water, then continue holding my breath for as long as I can. Works 100% of the time for me.

[@djr5995]

Mine is similar too: Get a glass of water, breathe out all of the air in your lungs so that they are empty, then drink the glass of water and don't breathe until you have finished at least most of the water. I have never seen it fail when executed properly. Your remedy sounds much easier to perform though, while with mine it's a little challenging and it's crucial to resist the temptation to breathe in because you might breathe the water in, so it shouldn't be attempted by young children or people who aren't confident in doing it.

[@djr5995]

The above is my fail-safe remedy at any rate. I haven't had to use it for many years because I can stop hiccuping by holding my breath. The trick with holding your breath only is to: hold it, then breathe out, then hold it again. As long as you are quick and time it so you don't hiccup in between each hold then it works well and is easy

[@busterthe2]

I said same thing but you have to take a deep breath and hold it in.

[@opossumontheinternet9864]

"We do know one thing that definitely doesn't work." And that thing is called being suddenly frightened.

[@anniehyams4477]

Thank you so much for the very interesting beautiful video at Ted Ed 👍👍😀😀🌹🌹❤️❤️

[@goldngamer1365]

3:54 is the baby a pufferfish eating a carrot?

[@TheLonelyGamer_17]

Lol

[@Ya-zm1mr]

0:22 so entertaining, I’m watching it over and over again.

[@anastasialyons8708]

I hiccup every time I laugh to much😂

[@Sonyag1]

eating hot peppers make me hiccup...

[@twiceislove2897]

Omg sameee... I thought i was the only one😊😊😊

[@yourlieinnovember9092]

@Ania Lina everyone gets that u know ?

[@queencleopatra5679]

tru ahaha

[@vlodex6463]

I hiccup when I fake or force a cough

[@pordondeandatomi]

I'm 28 and I can't recall the last time I've had the hiccups: it must've been when I was a child

[@aaravsharma4562]

You're gifted 😂

[@ohdontchaknow]

Lucky tool

[@Letham316]

My method has been to take in a really deep breath, basically filling my lungs to capacity, then I apply pressure -- it's like pushing to exhale but with my breath held. Several seconds of this tends to make it go away for me.

[@jamesrodriguez3897]

Mine is pretty similar. I’m 2 years late to this video. But if you have hiccups you can try my method. It works for me but not for everyone. Take a deep breath, swallow it as if you are ingesting air bubbles. And then burp it out. You might have to do it a couple time but all in all it works for me 9/10 times.

[@Pythonfan3]

"We know one thing that definitely doesn't work." Soo, I shouldn't try dropping a huge hog on myself as a remedy? Got it.

[@husseinmuhammadrajon]

4:14 holding breath is the best home remedies 100/100 , i highly suggest u to do this next time,

[@JepSterGameing]

Had it for 5 months now, still not going away...

[@slametdinatadinata645]

We have a local extension of the holding bearth thing, by raising our arms up while holding breath

[@eisenfaust2888]

0:22 omg look at her left hand

[@hajimehinata5854]

She is doing the 👌 sign.

[@SiberianScytheYT]

got 'em.

[@thebigenderqueen1586]

Oh jeeze

[@casiabeavers5992]

*g o t t e m*

[@lebrunjemz4709]

awesome animation

[@fookingavocadosfaithinthef3844]

I hate hiccups. Once there was like something I was trying to say in class and I just started hiccuping. And sometimes holding ur breath doesn’t work

[@cuscaX200]

never works for me

[@azylcailee6170]

Not me having hiccups and searching "why do we hiccup"

[@UndeadKIRA]

what works for me is to prepare and expect the next hic, and it never comes

[@halffulltome]

This is actually how I deal with my restless leg syndrome. It doesn't work every time, but a lot of the time.

[@busterthe2]

Hold your breath after a deep breath. Then chug some water while still holding your breath. Sometimes takes a few tries but always works for me.

[@anthony639]

valium completely stops my RLS and with 0 bad side effects and you dont have to take it everyday! just when you need it, ask your doctor about it

[@joe-xg7hg]

I drink water while plugging my ears with my fingers. Works every time, for me at least.

[@cheat200]

I use the hiccup to burp (not just burp randomly, the hiccup must provide the air) and it goes away in 1 or 2 tries every time.

[@nolanisotx]

one time I had the hiccups and my stomach decided to form a burp while I hiccuped 😂 I call them hurps. hiccup and burp 😂

[@hilda-daliafulop3147]

My family, dad, grandma, me always had hiccups when eating too hot food or too spicy food. Lastly, my dad hiccups for days on end when he developed cancer.

[@asliceobread]

My dad also had an issue with hiccups when he developed cancer too. It was really awful for him because it would last days and keep him up whenever he tried to sleep. 😓

[@jamaagallegos551]

Hahaha i really like way you explained this and the pics nice ! On point

[@phantomwolfgames5813]

i lost my hiccups by 4:21 im sleep

[@amolshrestha2402]

Hey John, I have a theory on hiccups. Some may be caused by foam build up. When we eat there is a chance that the food could get stuck between the stomach and lungs and that we may have a difficult time telling the difference. Foam is possible by drinking soda to gases that our bodies create. It can travel through without us actually choking and that the body is in an alarmed mode to prevent that possibility.

[@euphoria.yunjin]

the drinking water immediately works for me. always thought they were caused because something is stuck in my food pipe. i always get hiccups if it eat too quickly.

[@muhammadgharib8140]

Wow never noticed before that I haven't had hiccups since I quit sugar and refined carbs and started jogging/working out and using bicycle as means of transport.

[@OskaIvanovichSmirnov]

One use of hiccup is for clearing chokes. Eating too dry foods and sometimes they get stuck in your throat. My body always starts hiccup at that time and it helps. To stop hiccup you just need to breath lightly for few minutes.

[@muutamuuta5217]

anyone watching this during a hiccup?

[@DoorlessBasher]

One thing they didn't mention is thinking your hiccups away. I've gotten a lot worse at doing it in my older years but I used to be able to 100% of the time concentrate and on my hiccups and make then stop completely. I even showed people this when I got hiccups randomly. I find it hard to do now. Not really sure why.

[@Bryan_____]

MOST of the time holding my breath for 20 seconds does the trick, if that doesn’t work I’m not sure if there’s a whole lot you can do you might just have to wait it out lol

[@QC1cold1canadien1kid]

This gave me more questions then it answered.

[@AA-on7vx]

da jumpscare tho

[@valsmith7993]

my brother just tells his hiccups to go away.

[@normaleverydayman7004]

A simple question and fascinating

[@yunusemreislamoglu5596]

Im so surprised that everything i wonder (just like this one) just Pops up in my main page